City of Philadelphia - File #: 050497

• File #: 050497
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/26/2005
• In control: Committee of the Whole
• Final action: 6/9/2005
• Title: Authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Streets, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia ("City"), to enter into an Agreement with TransRiver Marketing Company, L.P., ("TransRiver") pursuant to which TransRiver will receive municipal solid waste to be collected by or on behalf of the City, and dispose that municipal solid waste, over a four-year term, with three one-year renewal terms at the sole discretion of the City.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Blackwell
• Indexes: WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTE REMOVAL

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/30/2005	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/9/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/9/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:1
6/2/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/2/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/2/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/1/2005	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/1/2005	0	Committee of the Whole	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/1/2005	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
5/26/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
5/26/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Streets, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia ("City"), to enter into an Agreement with TransRiver Marketing Company, L.P., ("TransRiver") pursuant to which TransRiver will receive municipal solid waste to be collected by or on behalf of the City, and dispose that municipal solid waste, over a four-year term, with three one-year renewal terms at the sole discretion of the City.
Body
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 304 of the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101), 53 P.S. 4000.304, the City is responsible for the collection and disposal of municipal waste generated or present within its boundaries, and is expressly authorized to contract with any person to satisfy its responsibility for the collection and disposal of municipal waste generated or present within its boundaries; and

WHEREAS, The Mayor of Philadelphia has appointed a Solid Waste Advisory Committee ("SWAC") to develop a Solid Waste Management Plan pursuant to the requirements of the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988; and

WHEREAS, The Streets Department, with the advice of the SWAC, developed a comprehensive request for proposals to secure the required waste disposal contracts; and

WHEREAS, The responses to these requests have been evaluated by the City to select those vendors of transfer stations and disposal capability which are best qualified in terms of cost, environmental impact, neighborhood impact, and operational efficiency; and

WHEREAS, Based on this evaluation, the Streets Department has selected TransRiver to dispose of a part of the City's Municipal Solid Waste; now, therefore,

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The Commissioner of the Department of Streets, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, is hereby authorized to enter into an Agreement for waste disposal services with TransRiver, which ...